Bowling Green State University (BGSU) hosted its 30th annual President’s Day Open House, welcoming around 4,000 prospective students and families to the university.
Prospective students and their families traveled to BGSU while classes were in session, touring the campus facilities, residence halls and learning about financial opportunities offered.
Noah Giese, a prospective student from North Ridgeville, Ohio, says that he was excited to visit BGSU during President’s Day, mentioning the newly opened Technology Engineering Innovation Center.
“I was extremely excited for it, because I wanted to learn more about the Technology and Innovation Center, because it’s brand new. I was more bewildered with just how big it was inside, and how refined the machines looked and how clean the place was,” said Giese. “I thought it was incredible how many different types of machines and courses they offered, and how it all went together.”
Giese continued by saying that the number of alumni who now work at BGSU, and the reactions from students have influenced his college decision.
“The amount of people that are extremely happy here, and the amount of alumni that work here, made me feel a lot more reassured that this is where I want to go to college, like I made the right choice,” said Giese.
His Mother, Renee Giese, agrees with Noah, as the number of alumni that work at BGSU surprised and excited her.
“We were surprised, and very happy to find out how many alumni work here. I take that as a very good sign when somebody went to school here and decides to come back and pursue it for a career and spend essentially their life here,” said Giese.
Addison Moore, a prospective student from Zanesville, Ohio, says that BGSU’s President’s Day event was fun and made her less stressed about her upcoming time in college.
“I had a lot of fun; a lot of questions got answered. I had potential roommates that I got to meet. It makes you less stressed about college and helps you know that this is what I want to do, and this is what to expect. It takes away the anxiety,” said Moore.
Skylar Squire, a first-year criminal justice student, says that President’s Day was exciting, as she was able to recognize prospective students visiting campus.
“I feel like it was very exciting. I had friends coming from home, so it was nice to see familiar faces. I’ve also loved my time at BG, so getting to encourage other students to come has been fun,” said Squire.
As a current BGSU student, her daily life has not been affected by the number of guests coming to visit on President’s Day.
“I only have two classes today, and neither of them are really around here, and the classrooms were fine,” said Squire.
Similarly, Jordan Reinhardt, a senior majoring in computer science agrees with Squire, as his daily life has not been altered because of the President’s Day event.
“I mean, in past years, sometimes it makes the dining halls a bit busier, but generally it doesn’t really cause that big of an issue,” said Reinhardt. “I’m honestly fine with it for more students picking BG and enjoying the university and being able to experience it. I’m fine with sacrificing one day for that.”
Reinhardt thinks that BGSU’s President’s Day is a good experience for prospective students to see the campus, even himself.
“I feel like it’s a good opportunity for students to be able to check out campus. I remember when I came to tour for President’s Day, it’s really a big part of what helped me choose BG,” said Reinhardt.
Garrett Shepherd, a sophomore majoring in early childhood education, says that he is happy guests want to come to BGSU, as the BGSU campus is a connected community.
“I’m glad that there’s so many people that are interested in coming to BG, because it truly is a great college that brings so many different people from different backgrounds together,” said Shepherd. “So we can work together and hopefully build a better future at our small college.”
